Wichita eagle., 1887-05-24
HEAVEN ANDHELL.
The Orthodox and the Heterodox Views.

A large congregation convened at ST.
Johns church lastevening to hear Rev. Chas.
]. Adam sdiscuss the above theme:
He began by saying that the tendency in
words was to become narrow in signifcatior
To illustrate, when was quite a boy in the
ministry, some young ladies' Th always simpersd
rowed Specification to them. l had to explain
that meant by it a great hero-making priE-
ciple As love has been narrowed in signiti-
cation so have been such great words as
orthodoxy and heterodoxy. The first means
the right faith, the second, the other faith
that Is stymologically. But orthodoxy,
especially, las been narrowed down
to mean a crude notion of some great
truths.
That God made man not that he might serve
him, and so have an outlet for His love, but
for his own glory. Christianity must come
after Judaism, teaching that God is being
Of love as well as of justice. Lyman Beecher
damned for the glory OF God ought to be
damned.
Having created man liable to temptation,
| when he had sinned once he was not allowed
another chance, but was famished to sweat
and dust and struggle with Miltonic brieIs
and thistles, and wild beasts in time, and
damnation in eternity. There is truth here
| but it is taken crudely.
| That I have not stated orthodoxy $50
| called right no one could maintain. In
Calvinism few were chosen to salvation
and the rest of the miserable lot were sent
to perdition. The Universalist Universalism
reacted from this and said that all had been
predestined to salvation. Had to choose
between them would buckle on my armor
and fight on the side of Universalism, but
that do not have to do. More of this
further on. Universalism says God il too good
to damn men, Unitarianism, the other great
modern form of hetrodoxys says that man i
too good to be damned. The trouble with
both is, they are not logical. There can be
plement of the other.
The true orthodoxy recognizes, in the hrsl
place, that God created man a free mora
agents. freedom which He can not, or vii
not, override
Secondly, If a man chose the good he vii
be happy: if he chose the bad he will b'
miserable. We all know this to be true IL
time. But is it true in eternitys What i
time but part of eternity. The same law
which apply here must apply there There
hope for US here. Is there hope for US there
1 am not an Universalist. Nor do l belong
to the class of which this old lady was
member. Is there hope for man be
died unrepentent! Our Roman Cathol
brethren teach a purgatory, as they believ
in it. l do not; but it is a clear CathoH
doctrine. When the day of Judgment
past is there hope for the lost then! hop
so, and sometimes the hope amounts to be
lief. do not say so. To you l would sa..
repent now; delay not Yet anyone can re
pent in the future. God must accept the on
returning. God is love.
| AS love he fills the chambers of heaven; a
love he broods the abyss.
What will save US? Said q man in Iowa
'Had such following as has Jesus l woul
turn about and wipe them out OF existence.
This may be profanity but in it there is
truth. Too many think that they can b
saved by only believing in Christ. The
must be like him!